Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Hi everyone! It's hard to believe that Sept. is almost over and it is already Wednesday of this week. It's off to work i go again. My daughter has her first IEA Horse show this weekend so we will be off to that. That should be fun and i celebrate my 45th Birthday on Friday!!! :( How did i get so old) lol!

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Since i've been in this 3D mode lately i haven't had a lot of time to make cards. I've decided to do just that today and make a card. I won this Di's Digital image a while back and really wanted to use it today.
Isn't she cute???

Monday, September 28, 2015

Wow, Those weekends certainly fly by. I was able to get all of my tutorials and projects finished for Through the Craft Room Door magazine Nov./Dec Issue. Thank goodness!!!! I still have to accomplish my cards for Send a Smile 4 Kids challenge Saturday.

Anyway, today i managed to create this simple little Gift Card Holder. I found the tutorial HERE on Laura's blog The Paper Trail. It is super easy to create and a fun last minute gift option.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Okay this is a continuation of my chipboard album that i've been working on this past week. I can't wait to get to get it complete. Here are the rest of the pages that i've Created.

This Gate is a Resin gate from The Paper Studio that i've painted with black and added Green Inka Gold to the outside for shimmer. I used some Ephemera (owl) from the Alpha Stamp collection Collage sheet that i bought. The fence is a Die Cut die that i had in my stash. The little mouse is on a piece of embossed metal that i bought on clearance and distressed.

This is the inside tag photo mount. The paper is from Echo Park Chillingsworth collection. The tag closes with a hidden magnet.

I found this awesome Rat at our local Micheals store. I thought that he would make a great tuck. The Banner at the bottom is also a tuck that you can add photo's etc... to.

I painted my metal Filigree piece in black and then added some gold Rub n Buff to it to distress it.

On this page i used a piece of Wood chipboard that i found at Michaels and painted it black. The image on the black tombstone is from Ephemera's Vintage Garden. The Skeleton card is from the Chillingsworth Collection paper by Echo Park. The fence at the bottom is also a tuck for pictures, tags etc....

On this page i've embossed a Sizzix die frame in silver and added Black acrylic paint to distress it. The Bats are part of a die set that i own. I put acetate on the inside of the frame and the frame is open at the top to add a picture or more tags. I found that little clothespin embellishment from our Walmart.

I have totally enjoyed Creating this album from start to finish. I still need to add some ribbon to the top of the tags and add some fibers to the ring holding it all together but for the most part it is complete.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

I have had a blast working on this Halloween chipboard Album! Today i want to share a couple of inside pages that i've completed. If you missed the Cover and the Back of my album that i've already posted, make sure to take a look at them.

On this page i used some of my awesome Die-cuts that i own including a Sizzix Fence Die and a Memory Box Grand oak tree die. The paper is from Chillingsworth Manor stack by Echo Park.

I used a Spider web die as a tuck for this page. You can add tags, Photo's etc... behind the Web.

The Spiders i found at the Michaels in the Halloween section by Tim Holtz Idea-ology Gothic stickers. The Skull image i found as a freebie on Pinterest.

This is a Wooden Spider Web that i painted with Black Acrylic Paint. Paper is also from Echo Park and the stickers are Tim Holtz "Gothic" Spiders. The Journal cards are from Ephemera's Vintage Garden and the Paper Stack.

The newest online issue of Through the Craft Room Door has be published!!!! It is super awesome and has 180 pages to view. Lots of Fall/Autumn Card ideas and many tutorials!!! If you do not subscribe yet, you should. For $18 a Year you get 6 fun filled issues and free digital stamps in every issue. If you aren't a subscriber yet go HERE and check it out.

Through the Craft room door also has weekly "Anything Goes" challenges. Come join our group and see what you've been missing.

Go to see the preview HERE or go to my Sidebar and click on the video.

I won this School bus die From Frantic Stamper a couple of months ago so i decided to use it today on my Journal cover. I thought that Since my son loves and plays football that he might want a journal for himself.

Monday, September 21, 2015

I posted the front cover of my album a few days ago HERE. Now i've completed my back page and wanted to share it with you. I found all of these house silhouettes online while doing a search for " "Haunted House Silhouettes" I enlarged them to 150-200% and printed them out. I then traced them onto Chipboard and cut them out, painted them black and began Decorating. I will show you the inside of my pages also as i go along.

Friday, September 18, 2015

I found all these house silhouettes online and i knew i had to print them and cut them out of Chipboard and Start my own Haunted Album. I just love making scary things. I bought these Spooky Windows , and Alchemists Workshop collage sheets from Alpha Stamps.
This is the first page that i've finished for my Spooky Album.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Now this was a fun project!!! I found this coffin box at our local Dollar Tree and Thought, " I could alter this to what i want it to look like" I Bought it and did just that. I love getting messy! Mixed Media Art is just so much fun. I have no idea why it took me so long to get started. lol!

Monday, September 14, 2015

Well, all that i can say is WOW! What a Surprise i received today in the mail. One of our Fellow Bloggers, Coordinators and Designers sent me a box full of Goodies so unexpectedly!! I about cried when i opened the box and it had crafting goodies Galore. Thank you Crafting Fairy!!! You made my day! It certainly is nice to know that Good Things still happen in this world today!! I will be paying it forward! What a fun thing to do!!

Once again, i just completed this project. I'm struggling with getting ahead again. I do really love the way that this Art Journal page turned out. We were at our family reunion and my sister brought these napkins and i said oh i need one of those to put on a Art Journal page. She looked at me like i was crazy. lol!

Supplies

Decorative Napkin

Tulle in Brown

Modeling paste

Chicken image from a Coloring page printed on dictionary paper and then colored with

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Hello everyone, I'm so sorry for not posting the last couple of days. The end of the week i work from 8:00am-5:30pm and then the kids need picked up from Football or we have a game. Fall is no doubt my favorite time of the year. I love football and the cooler temps.